Beirut explosion (1 Viewer)

Johnnythespider

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #1

People saying this is a fireworks factory, surely that's wrong. This is a huge explosion.

 

Evo1883

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #2

Has to be near fuel or something... That's an insane explosion

 

hill83

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #3

There was a video years back of a firework factory explosion that was even bigger than that. Can't remember where it was though.

Edit: On a second watch maybe not quite as big tbf

Second edit: Maybe bigger tbf

 

Tommo1993

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #4

Some mental POV’s doing the rounds on twitter.

 

Tommo1993

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #5

hill83 said:

There was a video years back of a firework factory explosion that was even bigger than that. Can't remember where it was though.

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I remember. Was it the one in China?

 

hill83

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #6

yeah that's it

 

Nick

Administrator

• Aug 4, 2020

• #7

Looks like something from a marvel film.

It doesn't look as flamey as the one in China.

 

Nick

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #8

That doesn't look like fireworks to be fair, unless of course its where all the explosives were kept.

 

clint van damme

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #9

Be amazed if there aren't a huge number of casualties

 

Johnnythespider

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #10

On the footage i put in the OP you can see smaller explosions going off before the blast, could be fireworks i suppose, anybody know why the plume is red

 

Nick

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #11

In this one you can see the fireworks going off just before to be fair.

 

covcity4life

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #12

Horrible

 

Evo1883

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #13

Looks like most the buildings in the immediate area have been hammered... Surprised if no deaths tbh

 

lifeskyblue

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #14

That looks frighteningly bad. Just hope casualties are less than feared.


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Tommo1993

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #15

Johnnythespider said:

On the footage i put in the OP you can see smaller explosions going off before the blast, could be fireworks i suppose, anybody know why the plume is red

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Was sort of thinking would fireworks release that redness so fast, even with the force of that explosion?

 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #16

Tommo1993 said:

Was sort of thinking would fireworks release that redness so fast, even with the force of that explosion?

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Could it be the massive explosion took out the store of whatever they use to create red sparks, resulting in the red cloud?

 

Tommo1993

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #17

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:

Could it be the massive explosion took out the store of whatever they use to create red sparks, resulting in the red cloud?

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Don’t know. We’re talking pressures, volumes, areas and time now. Way out of my depth so I fold. Wish I didn’t post that thought.

 

fernandopartridge

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #18

 

Tommo1993

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #19

People posting aftermaths, looks like a full on war zone.

 

David O'Day

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #20

Showed the video on bbc news and they've cut it down so it doesn't show it on fire before hand or the small what looks like fireworks before the explosion

 

Ian1779

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #21

Surely that second explosion can’t be just fireworks.

 

CJ_covblaze

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #22

It was felt in Cyprus apparently which is a few hundred KM away.

 

David O'Day

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #23

Ian1779 said:

Surely that second explosion can’t be just fireworks.

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Why? A firework factory is going to be chocka with highly explosive material

 

Ian1779

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #24

David O'Day said:

Why? A firework factory is going to be chocka with highly explosive material

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I was thinking more the volume of the second one that was all.

 

David O'Day

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #25

Ian1779 said:

I was thinking more the volume of the second one that was all.

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Depends what they explosive material they were using was

 

Johnnythespider

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #26

I wonder what caused the original fire and smoke before this blast

 

Tommo1993

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #27

Someone set one off for shits and giggles. It just got way out of hand.

 

Evo1883

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #28

Sodium nitrate was confiscated months ago at the port and stored there apparantly

 

Evo1883

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #29

 

larry_david

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #30

Nick said:

In this one you can see the fireworks going off just before to be fair.

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Jeeesuss

 

larry_david

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #31

You can hear it getting louder before the big one. And wow for a split second you see buildings just pulverised before the cloud covers it.

 

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wingy

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #32

The smoke is a mixture of grey and white until that big blast then turns red/brown.

 

Marty

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #33

Amazing footage, exactly what you'd expect a fireworks explosion to look like, big fire until it hits the explosive stuff. Guessing the red smoke is caused by the different chemicals they stick in the fireworks?

 

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djr8369

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #34

Some officials apparently quoted that some chemicals were being stored nearby before disposal. Astonishing and terrifying footage.

 

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wingy

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• Aug 4, 2020

• #35

Have they said it was Amonia Nitrate?